| 3rd Sep |
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| 3rd Sep |
Hard to swallow Former Foster's boss backs break-up of drinks giant
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD | THE former Foster's Group chief executive, Trevor O'Hoy, has broken his silence over the future of the beverages giant he once led, saying a demerger of its wine and beer businesses makes perfect sense in today's investment climate. |
| 3rd Sep |
Foster's demerger 'logical'
THE AGE | TREVOR O'Hoy, the former Foster's Group chief executive who was at the helm when it made its ill-fated acquisition of wine business Southcorp for $3.7 billion, says the proposed corporate split makes perfect sense in the present climate. |
| 3rd Sep |
Court action freezes multimillion-dollar share holdings
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD | SHARES worth millions of dollars in Australian-listed companies have been frozen by the Federal Court as the Tax Commissioner pursues companies linked to a Swiss-based Belgian businessman over $28 million of outstanding tax assessments. |
| 3rd Sep |
Belgian pursued for $28m
THE AGE | THE Federal Court has extended a freeze order on shares worth millions of dollars in Australian-listed companies as the tax commissioner pursues companies linked to a Swiss-based Belgian businessman over $28 million of outstanding tax assessments. |
| 3rd Sep |
Perils of highly leveraged margin lending exposed
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD | A decision this week by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal to overturn an order by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to ban the head of Tricom, Lance Rosenberg, from the financial services industry is a win for Rosenberg, a partial public relations win for ASIC but a big win for public disclosure. |
| 3rd Sep |
Rosenberg case offers insight into high-drama times
THE AGE | Tricom boss's win is also a big win for public disclosure, writes Elizabeth Knight. |
| 3rd Sep |
A sweeter dessert for the big four follows all the indigestion in New Zealand
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD | If you own shares in one or more of the big Australian banks, reports from New Zealand about the collapse of one of that nation's biggest non-bank lenders, South Canterbury Finance, may have caught your eye. |
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